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The blatant horse trading going on between political parties, prior to the imminent no-confidence vote in parliament, once again brings into focus the question: are we Indians mature enough to handle a democratic system with universal franchise?

Technology is wonderful, but it can become a dangerous tool in the hands of those not mature enough to handle it. Nowadays, teenagers are snapping naked pictures and videos of themselves on their cell phones and sending them to their boyfriends and girlfriends.

Of all the sexual myths and legends, probably the most enduring has been the fabled G-spot. Now, cosmetologists offering a treatment to enlarge the G-spot, thereby making it easier to find.

Mention the words Al Qaeda or terrorist; and chances are that you will conjure up images of swarthy, bearded men with cold, ruthless eyes. Now Al Qaeda and others of have started recruiting white Europeans and inducting them in their ‘crusade’.

At the end of a relationship, some enterprising ladies are not just keeping the gifts, they are auctioning them online.

In its simplest terms, rendition means questioning prisoners and crime suspects without regard to legal niceties like Miranda rights and such. Suspects continue to be rendered, only this time round, they are confined in floating prisons – essentially, US warships in international waters.

Once in a while, you come across a reassuring piece of news which proves that computers will never replace humans. Australian prisoners are using flavored condoms to sweeten milk.

A newspaper report highlighted the fact that illegal primary schools, which have not been registered with the education ministry, are springing up with alarming frequency in Mumbai’s sprawling shantytowns.

A new study has revealed that drinking too much beer may hasten the onset of pan¬creatic cancer. Another study has postulated that men suffering from erectile dysfunction are.at risk of developing serious cardiovascular problems.

Americans throw away 30 million tons of food per year. That works out to one pound of food per person per day.

Many young boys want to be astronauts or fighter pilots when they grow up. Nothing wrong with that. Those guys can be heroic figures and worthy role models to emulate. In one respect, however, these heroes are just as human and vulnerable as you and I.

If you are one of those who has had it up to here with the current price of gas and rising grocery bills – and are concerned about global warming - blame it on the fat people – or the obese, if you want to be politically correct.

The reaction of India’s security agencies in the aftermath of a terrorist incident has become so predictable, that it is almost text book. It is a classic example of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.

In these recession-hit times, an increasing number of folks are falling into the debt trap. Many more are also falling into the text trap. I am referring to those ubiquitous text messages that anyone with a cell phone sends out by the hundreds with reckless abandon.

It took a prescient and wise gentleman named Bal Thackeray to realize that Bombay was not realizing its full potential; and that it was its colonial name that was holding the city back.

Amish-run salvage stores, selling expired food and medicine dirt cheap, have been around for a long time, but now they are attracting an increasing number of non-Amish customers.

Some fertility clinics have been approached by perfectly healthy young women, who want to experience the joys of motherhood without the inconvenience of pregnancy and the agony of childbirth. They want an instant baby, as it were.

But how much is a stay at home mom really worth? People have tried to put a financial value on this for years. The latest attempt comes from Salary.com, an American company that studies workmen's compensation.

Research done by some eminent doctors has revealed that a type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes.

Simply put, hypermiling has the potential to increase gas mileage, even in gas-guzzling SUVs. And it does not involve high technology; simply the application of simple laws of physics that have been around since the beginning of time.